China's currency, the renminbi or yuan, rose to a record high of 6.3001 against the U.S. dollar on January 4, the first trading day of 2012, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.

20.22 million

During the New Year holiday (January 1-3), 20.22 million people traveled by train, up 2.2 percent year on year, according to the Ministry of Railways.

253

China will scrap 253 administrative fees on enterprises by provincial-level governments, effective February 1, 2012, according to the Ministry of Finance.

259.2 billion yuan

China recouped 259.2 billion yuan ($39.57 billion), half of its misused funds in local debts in 2010, said the National Audit Office.

29.92%

China's home appliance giant Haier Group topped the domestic refrigerator market in November 2011, with a market share of 29.92 percent, according to data from Cheaa.com, an electronics information website.

190.27 million

Tencent's instant messaging tool QQ had a total of 190.27 million users in November 2011, accounting for 72.9 percent of total instant messaging users in China, said the Shanghai-based consulting firm iResearch.

56%

China's purchasing managers index for the non-manufacturing industry stood at 56 percent in December 2010, higher than the boom-and-bust line of 50 percent, said the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing.